Archive for April 18th, 2014

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One Track Mind: Dolly Parton, “Don’t Think Twice,” from Blue Smoke (2014)

Bob Dylan’s “Don’t Think Twice,” with its sad acceptance of life’s strange twists set to a plucky finger-picked cadence, always seemed well suited for a country-music makeover. You May Also Like: Bob Dylan, “The Night We Called It a Day” from Shadows in the Night (2015): One Track Mind BobRead More

'You can feel the energy': Concerted efforts helped bring back the legend of Stax

‘You can feel the energy’: Concerted efforts helped bring back the legend of Stax

The Stax Museum is located at 926 East McLemore Avenue in Memphis — but it is not, in fact, house in the old building where so many legendary soul sides were once cut. That facility was actually torn down in 1989 You May Also Like: Steve Cropper on the Beatles’Read More

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Brian Blade Fellowship – Landmarks (2014)

As one of the most in-demand drummers in the world — jazz and otherwise — it can be a little understandable if Brian Blade hadn’t come forth with an album since 2009’s sublime singer-songwriter excursion Mama Rosa. You May Also Like: Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band – Body AndRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: AC/DC – If You Want Blood You’ve Got It (1978)